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Jonathan Billinger
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Poldhu Cove Poldhu Cove is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a small sandy cove, approximately 250 metres wide, backed by san...
Andrew Abbott 
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Green Bay
John Firth
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Criccieth West End Beach
Alexey Komarov
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Birling Gap Birling Gap beach is located in East Sussex 200 meters south west of Birling Gap.
Tom Jolliffe
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Broadsands Broadsands beach is situated north east of Galmpton.
Kenneth  Allen 
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Carnlough Beach Carnlough Beach is situated in the county of County Antrim, 500 meters south of Carnlough.
Jeremy Bolwell 
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Pwlldu Bay Pwlldu Bay beach lies in Swansea, 2 kilometers south of Bishopston.
Colin Kinnear
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Southerness Beach
Tony Atkin 
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Welcombe Mouth Beach
Bob Jones
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Aldeburgh Beach Aldeburgh Beach lies 200 meters north of Aldeburgh, Suffolk.
Bob Jones
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Rosehearty Beach Rosehearty Beach is located 200 meters north east of Rosehearty in the county of Aberdeenshire.
Tom Jolliffe
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Man Sands
Christine Matthews
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Gorleston Beach Gorleston-on-Sea is a resort town that became popular in Edwardian times. It has a long sandy beach backed by a prome...
Michael Whitfield
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Allonby Beach Allonby Beach is in Cumbria, 200 meters west of Allonby.
Alan Fryer
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Abererch Beach Abererch Beach is situated 3 kilometers north east of Pwllheli in Gwynedd.
N Chadwick 
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Walmer Beach (Deal)
Martin Pearman
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Heacham South Beach
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Vazon Beach
Jim Champion
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Portheras Cove Portheras Cove beach is 5 kilometers north of St Just in the county of Cornwall.
Eileen Henderson
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Southwold The Denes Southwold the Denes beach is a sand and shingle beach. It is backed by sand dunes and set in a quiet rural area with ...
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